(NIV)
When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the
Lord was merciful to them.
(ESV)
But he
lingered. So the
men seized him and his
wife and his
two daughters by the
hand, the
Lord being
merciful to him, and they
brought him out and
set him outside the
city.
(NIV)
But he said to them, ‘Do not detain me, now that the
Lord has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.’
(ESV)
But he
said to them, “Do not
delay me, since the
Lord has
prospered my
way. Send me
away that I may
go to my
master.”
(NIV)
He instructed them: ‘This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: “Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now.
(ESV)
instructing them, “
Thus you shall
say to my
lord Esau:
Thus says your
servant Jacob, ‘I have
sojourned with
Laban and
stayed until
now.
(NIV)
The young man, who was the most honoured of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
(ESV)
And the
young man did
not delay to
do the
thing, because he
delighted in
Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the
most honored of
all his
father’s house.
(NIV)
As it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice.’
(ESV)
If we had
not delayed,
we would now have
returned twice.”
(NIV)
With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.
(ESV)
And they
baked unleavened cakes of the
dough that they had
brought out of
Egypt, for it was not
leavened, because they were
thrust out of
Egypt and
could not wait,
nor had they
prepared any
provisions for themselves.
(NIV)
‘Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.
‘You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
(ESV)
“You shall
not delay to offer from the fullness of your
harvest and from the outflow of your
presses. The
firstborn of your
sons you shall
give to me.
(NIV)
But
those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction;
he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him.
(ESV)
and
repays to their
face those who
hate him, by
destroying them. He will not be
slack with one who
hates him. He will
repay him to his
face.
(NIV)
If you make a vow to the
Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the
Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.
(ESV)
“If you
make a
vow to the
Lord your
God, you shall not
delay fulfilling it, for the
Lord your
God will
surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of
sin.
(NIV)
While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah.
(ESV)
Ehud escaped while they
delayed, and he
passed beyond the
idols and
escaped to
Seirah.
(NIV)
‘Through the window peered Sisera’s mother;
behind the lattice she cried out,
“Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?”
(ESV)
“
Out of the
window she
peered,
the
mother of
Sisera wailed through the
lattice:
‘
Why is his
chariot so
long in
coming?
Why tarry the
hoofbeats of his
chariots?’
(NIV)
On the morning of the fifth day, when he rose to go, the woman’s father said, ‘Refresh yourself. Wait till afternoon!’ So the two of them ate together.
(ESV)
And on the
fifth day he arose
early in the
morning to
depart. And the
girl’s father said, “
Strengthen your
heart and
wait until the
day declines.” So they
ate,
both of them.
(NIV)
I will wait at the fords in the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.’
(ESV)
See, I will
wait at the
fords of the
wilderness until word comes from you to
inform me.”
(NIV)
But when Amasa went to summon Judah, he took longer than the time the king had set for him.
(ESV)
So
Amasa went to
summon Judah, but he
delayed beyond the
set time that had been
appointed him.
(NIV)
But as for me, I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
you are my God, do not delay.
(ESV)
As for me, I am
poor and
needy,
but the
Lord takes
thought for me.
You are my
help and my
deliverer;
do not
delay, O my
God!
(NIV)
But as for me, I am poor and needy;
come quickly to me, O God.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Lord, do not delay.
(ESV)
But I am
poor and
needy;
hasten to me, O
God!
You are my
help and my
deliverer;
O
Lord, do
not delay!
(NIV)
I will hasten and not delay
to obey your commands.
(ESV)
I
hasten and do
not delay to
keep your
commandments.
(NIV)
In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat –
for he grants sleep to those he loves.
(ESV)
It is in
vain that you
rise up early and
go late to rest,
eating the
bread of
anxious toil;
for he
gives to his
beloved sleep.
(NIV)
Those who linger over wine,
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
(ESV)
Those who
tarry long over wine;
those who
go to
try mixed wine.
(NIV)
When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfil it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfil your vow.
(ESV)
When you
vow a
vow to
God do
not delay paying it, for he has
no pleasure in
fools.
Pay what you
vow.
(NIV)
Woe to those who rise early in the morning
to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
till they are inflamed with wine.
(ESV)
Woe to those who rise
early in the
morning,
that they may
run after strong drink,
who
tarry late into the
evening as
wine inflames them!
(NIV)
Be stunned and amazed,
blind yourselves and be sightless;
be drunk, but not from wine,
stagger, but not from beer.
(ESV)
Astonish yourselves and be
astonished;
blind yourselves and be
blind!
Be
drunk, but
not with
wine;
stagger, but
not with
strong drink!
(NIV)
I am bringing my righteousness near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,
my splendour to Israel.
(ESV)
I bring
near my
righteousness; it is
not far off,
and my
salvation will
not delay;
I will
put salvation in
Zion,
for
Israel my
glory.”
(NIV)
Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.’
(ESV)
O
Lord,
hear; O
Lord,
forgive. O
Lord, pay
attention and
act.
Delay not, for your own
sake, O my
God,
because your
city and your
people are
called by your
name.”
(NIV)
For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
it will certainly come
and will not delay.
(ESV)
For still the
vision awaits its
appointed time;
it
hastens to the
end—it will
not lie.
If it seems
slow wait for it;
it will
surely come; it will
not delay.
(NIV)
But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, “My master is staying away a long time,” (ESV)
But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’
(NIV)
The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. (ESV)
As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
(NIV)
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
(ESV)
And the
people were
waiting for
Zechariah,
and they were
wondering at his
delay in the
temple.
(NIV)
But suppose the servant says to himself, “My master is taking a long time in coming,” and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. (ESV)
But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
(NIV)
Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, ‘Please come at once!’
(ESV)
Since Lydda was near Joppa, the
disciples,
hearing that Peter was there,
sent two men to him,
urging him, “Please
come to us without delay.”
(NIV)
When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.
(ESV)
So when
they came together here, I
made no delay, but on the
next day took my
seat on the
tribunal and
ordered the
man to be
brought.
(NIV)
if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
(ESV)
if I
delay,
you may know how one
ought to
behave in the
household of
God,
which is the
church of the
living God, a
pillar and buttress of the
truth.
(NIV)
For,
‘In just a little while,
he who is coming will come
and will not delay.’
(ESV)
For,
“
Yet a
little while,
and the
coming one will
come and will
not delay;
(NIV)
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
(ESV)
The
Lord is
not slow to fulfill his
promise as some count slowness,
but is
patient toward you not wishing that
any should
perish,
but that
all should
reach repentance.
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